Student & Graduate Reviews (9)

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Pamela Holt-
February 1, 2018

Degree:
Medical Assistant

Graduation Year:
2018

I'm a current student. I was leery at first, but after my appointment with my admission advisor along with my tour I was convinced that this was the educational choice/ facility I needed to try. Everyone (staff) is different compared to the reviews.The staff here now at the Norfolk location are wonderful and caring and I feel they want to make sure you're understanding the material. They show great interest in making sure that your successful in your future, and can represent. I love'em Keep up the good work Centura College Norfolk!

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WannabeaCoder-
January 31, 2018

Degree:
Medical Billing & Coding

Graduation Year:
2014

This school is a complete joke, waste of time and money. I graduated with honors in Medical Billing and Coding. Prior to graduating, we were told an internship program would be starting. What a swift kick in the butt to hear this after completing the program and no internship was available prior. NO ONE and I mean NO ONE will hire you because you have no experience. Today I am paying back a loan with resentment. I wouldnt recommend this school to NO ONE.

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Cheyanne Walters (Smith)-
January 27, 2018

Degree:
Dental Assisting/Assistant

Graduation Year:
2016

Please AVOID this school! It was the worst mistake I made. It is not worth the time or the money, which is WAY too much. I still owe them $13,000 and I do not even have a certificate to show for it because I was not provided a teacher for my last set of classes and I was still expected to attend internship without learning the rest of the material. This school is a joke! The credits will not transfer to other schools either!

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Annonymous-
March 10, 2017

Degree:
Medical Assistant

Graduation Year:
2017

Where do I begin? This school is a waste of both time and money. Its not worth the 2 years and 30+ that you spend. They constantly mess up your financial paperwork, charge you where you shouldn't be. By the time I realized I would have to restart school, because credits don't transfer it was too late. I was 7 months in and had already wasted a quarter of my GI Bill. There are very FEW teachers that actually know what they're doing. Please please do not just jump in because you want to be done with school quick. ITS NOT WORTH IT. Take your money to school that is actually professional and not a money hungry place. I can only hope they get shut down as ITT tech did. I've written a review before, and when I did that they were not too happy with me. I was asked to see the director and when I did and explained to her what me and my other classmates were thinking, all she said was "I will see what I can do" Yet NOTHING was done. They have messed up on tax forms, putting incorrect numbers in causing those who used it to have to go in and amend their taxes, they have unenrolled students then quickly reenrolled them without their knowledge. Policies are constantly changing. There is a huge turnover rate. The only 2 good teachers that were there were driven out by others over things that were not even relevant to students success. The minute they feel like you're getting to know their antics, they do something to shut it down. They have no idea what they're doing and they don't care as long as they get a paycheck. They have no concern for students or their well being. The only reason they call you if you've been out to long is because they know they're going to lose money if they loose you. I can only hope that the future potential students do their research before enrolling in this awful school. Its not worth it, take it from someone who is graduating. STAY AWAY from this hack place they try to call a college.

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Emily -
February 23, 2017

Degree:
Medical Assistant

Graduation Year:
2011

This school is a total joke. I went there without doing enough research and by the time I realize that I was wasting my time and money, it was too late. I graduated with a 4.0 and never able to get a job. No help with career services because there is a new employee in there every month. I was $18, 000 in debt when I finished. I said 18K after all financial aid. The worst mistake of my life!!!!!! So I went back to working in retail, because I now have a student loan to pay off every month in addition to my regular bills. I was so disgusted and disappointed after this that I almost gave up my dream to work in the medical field forever. But I pulled myself together after a while and decided to go to nursing school. NO COMMUNITY COLLEGE OR PUBLIC UNIVERSITY WOULD LET ME TRANSFER MY CREDITS FROM CENTURA COLLEGE!!!!!!! I almost fainted when I learned this. Of course I was assured at Centura college that I will be able to take my credits anywhere, and I trusted them. So I started school all over as if I never set foot in a class beyond high school. I will be graduating from nursing school in May 2018. It has been a long road for me because of the mistake I have made attending Centura college. I will not advise even my worse enemy to spend 18 months of their life, and 18 k without counting interest on a fictitious degree! I have already saved a few people who were thinking of attending this college and I will continue to use my experience to help other unsuspecting victims.

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Unhappy -
January 12, 2017

Degree:
Massage Therapy

Graduation Year:
2010

Avoid!!! You will be in debt and have nothing to show for it! I was told Centura was accredited and I'd be able to transfer my credits when ready to further my education. It wasn't until I tried transferring my credits to another school that I realized it was all a lie. I would not have wasted my time if I knew better. I hope the department of Education cracks down on schools getting away with this. It will save a lot of people from this same disappointment and massive debt that has nothing to show for it.

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KG-
September 7, 2016

Degree:
Nursing

Graduation Year:
2016

This school is a students nightmare. This school only cares about money. That's it. They charge you monthly when you're already struggling to work and go to school. During my time there the teachers had no experience in the subjects they taught, cussed, and told us they "didn't care whether we passed or failed" 90% of my class to this day have DROPPED OUT. There are currently 2 students still in the class. They change education rules daily. We are not aloud to review tests because people were cheating and they were too lazy to just remake a new test but continue using tests from 2010. This school literally tries anything to make you fail. I had all A's and was in the national technical society and was forced to leave because the level of education, and respect I was promised was not given to me. For 30,000 I should not have to sit in my Direct's office everyday because she nor her faculty wants to do their job. To these people it is just a job and you are just a dollar bill. Nothing more. I would not recommend ANYONE to this horrific school. I was threatened via text message and staff did nothing to further protect me not to mention the Richmond campus is in a bad part of town. I honest to God regret ever coming there. OH AND THEY ARE NOT ACCREDITED and admissions will LIE to you and say that they are.

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Monique-
January 29, 2016

Degree:
Medical Assistant

Graduation Year:
2011

I would not recommend going here, they lie to you and just cost you a bunch of money. I now owe student loans for a medical assistant degree that expired after a year and was frowned apon by hospitals in my area. What a waste of time and money run fast.....I returned back after two years of not finding a job only for them to tell me oh I'm sorry we didn't give you all the information you needed to succeed but come spend another 9 thousand dollars so we can teach you again

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T Williams-
October 25, 2014

Degree:
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other

Graduation Year:
2010

I chose business management as my degree. However, through the process of pursuing my degree I came across many hurdles; such as, assignment completion time frames, no advice as far as creating a successful path after graduation. Career services was a mess and until this day have done me no justice nor does the college provide continued assistance. That haven't even contacted me yo follow up with my present status or if I'm having any luck landing a job. When I called for help with job searching they did nothing but told me to send my resume so that they could critique it. They haven't done so yet and this was years ago. Its been more then four years almost five now that I've been out of school and I haven't had no luck landing a job in my field of study nor in general.this school is an embarrassment to me and my life as I now know it to be, "unsuccessful", I'll just call it that.I wouldn't recommend this college to anyone ever in my life. Don't make the same mistake I did.

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